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- Friday, 22.01.2021On 6 January 2021, the European Commission announced the first round of direct equity investment through the new European Union Council (EIC) Fund. Over €178 million were invested in 42 highly…
- Thursday, 21.01.2021The IP Booster is accepting applications for its free-of-charge IP support services until 15 February 2021. If you are a technology transfer officer at a publicly funded research organisation, this…
- Tuesday, 12.01.2021With the transition period (1 February 2020 to 31 December 2020) having come to an end, the UK Intellectual Property Office has updated its guide concerning changes affecting UK intellectual property…
- Tuesday, 12.01.2021With the beginning of this New Year, the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) released their latest IP Facts and Figures 2020. The publication gathers global data on intellectual…
- Tuesday, 12.01.2021The European Commission has recently published their second Counterfeit and Piracy Watch List. The Watch list names websites, e-commerce platforms, online pharmacies and physical marketplaces outside…
- Tuesday, 12.01.2021Europe is home to some of history’s most important textile and fashion inventions alongside numerous manufacturers, innovators and acclaimed designers, such as Coco Chanel, Giorgio Armani and…
- Tuesday, 12.01.2021The European Commission's Joinup platform has launched a new service: the so called "compatibility checker". It allows to check compatibility issues between Open Sources licences when you plan to use…
- Thursday, 10.12.2020The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has published the latest edition of its Intellectual Property (IP) Roadmap – a comprehensive guide and overview of the key intellectual property issues…
- Thursday, 10.12.2020A study recently published by the European Patent Office (EPO) shows that innovation in fourth industrial revolution (4IR) technologies has accelerated significantly worldwide. Between 2010 and 2018…
- Tuesday, 08.12.2020A recent article published on Science Business summarises a statement read on behalf of EU Research Commissioner Mariya Gabriel at the European Innovation Summit held online this week. According to…
- Monday, 07.12.2020The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has published a new report revealing that worldwide trademark and industrial design-creation activity rose in 2019 even as the number of global…
- Monday, 30.11.2020On 26 November 2020, the German Bundestag adopted with the necessary qualified majority the draft ratification bill including the consent to the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court (UPCA). The…
- Wednesday, 25.11.2020Today, the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) has launched GIview, a new search database for all geographical indications (GIs) protected at European Union level. GIview provides a…
- Wednesday, 25.11.2020Today, the Commission published a new Action Plan on Intellectual Property to help companies, especially small and medium-sized companies (SMEs), to make the most of their inventions and creations…
- Tuesday, 24.11.2020A new study published by the European Patent Office (EPO) today, 24 November 2020, shows that European universities and public research organisations use European patents as the main instrument to…
- Tuesday, 24.11.2020EU citizens have a more positive attitude towards IP rights now than they did a few years ago. These are the findings of a new study by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), which…
- Monday, 16.11.2020The Council of the European Union has adopted a set of conclusions on key elements of a future EU intellectual property policy. These conclusions should be seen as the Council's input to ongoing work…
- Monday, 16.11.2020The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has expanded its suite of online services with an online platform providing free access to comprehensive, unbiased, and structured reports on many…
- Thursday, 29.10.2020In the framework of the European Union’s Strategy for the Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights in Third Countries, the European Commission (DG Trade) is launching a public consultation in…
- Thursday, 29.10.2020Amid a global pandemic with its significant impact on business in 2020, Interbrand has announced the brands that have fared best in its 2020 Best Global Brands ranking. As expected, social media and…